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Despite being manufactured three-quarters of a century ago, many LeTourneau Carefree Homes are still in use, happily occupied by a wide range of residents. In the April 2017 issue of IBI Magazine, Terry Bibo captures the history of an existing Carefree Home and profiles its owner and occupant. Read the article below to learn how the home looks and is used today.

Living in a Carefree Home - by Terry Bibo - Photography by Greg Neaveill

Considering the 80-year gap, it’s surprisingly easy to trace the spiritual connection between the
industrialist and the artist.
In 1937, Robert “R.G.” LeTourneau was an ironworker, carpenter, inventor, contractor and
businessman whose company had recently relocated in central Illinois to be close to Caterpillar
Tractor Co.
In 2017, Sarah Nesbit lives, works, paints, plays, and teaches in one of the tiny steel homes
LeTourneau masterminded as affordable housing for a Peoria workforce battered by the Great
Depression.